Public holidays in Israel 2024

9 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

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Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
23 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Pesach Religious פסח	פסח
29 April Monday	Monday	Seventh day of Pesach Religious שביעי של פסח	שביעי של פסח
14 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day (observed) National day יום העצמאות (נצפה) Observed day off for Independence Day (Mon 13 May)	יום העצמאות (נצפה)
12 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Shavuot Religious שבועות	שבועות
3 October Thursday	Thursday	Rosh Hashanah Religious ראש השנה	ראש השנה
4 October Friday	Friday	Rosh Hashanah Religious ראש השנה	ראש השנה
12 October Saturday	Saturday	Yom Kippur Religious יום כיפור	יום כיפור
17 October Thursday	Thursday	Sukkot Religious סוכות	סוכות
24 October Thursday	Thursday	Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret Religious שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Israel (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 3 Oct – Sat 5 Oct · 3 days offRosh HashanahTypically in Jerusalem: high 32°C (90°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 17 Oct – Sat 19 Oct · 3 days offSukkotTypically in Jerusalem: high 30°C (86°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 10% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 24 Oct – Sat 26 Oct · 3 days offSimchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretTypically in Jerusalem: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 17% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Sun 28 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 26 Apr – Mon 29 Apr)Seventh day of PesachTypically in Jerusalem: high 27°C (81°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 13 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 12 Jun – Sat 15 Jun)ShavuotTypically in Jerusalem: high 32°C (90°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Tue 23 Apr – Mon 29 Apr — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 24 Apr, Thu 25 Apr, Sun 28 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Apr – Mon 29 Apr · Seventh day of PesachShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Jun) get 4 days in a rowWed 12 Jun – Sat 15 Jun · ShavuotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 2 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 2 Oct – Sat 5 Oct · Rosh HashanahShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 10 Oct) get 3 days in a rowThu 10 Oct – Sat 12 Oct · Yom KippurShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 16 Oct – Sat 19 Oct · SukkotShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Oct) get 4 days in a rowWed 23 Oct – Sat 26 Oct · Simchat Torah / Shemini AtzeretShow on calendar ↓